HARBORCENTER Academy of Hockey announces youth clinics

by jmaloni

Submitted

Fri, Feb 14th 2014 07:35 pm

Eleven sessions available at First Niagara Center
between March 25 and April 12

HARBORCENTER VP and Director
of the Academy of Hockey Kevyn Adams
have announced 11 Academy of Hockey
development clinics will be offered to travel players at the AAA and AA
levels from March 25 through April 12. Included are two sessions dedicated to
goaltenders on April 10,and a girl's-only clinic on April 12. All
sessions will be at the First Niagara Center.

"We are
excited to have this opportunity to jumpstart our programming to support youth
hockey development," Adams said. "While HARBORCENTER won't officially open its
doors until the fall of this year, the academy team has been anxious to start
working with young players from around the area. This first round of clinics
will enable us to showcase the best-in-class instruction our expert coaches
will be providing year-round once HARBORCENTER and the academy are fully operational."

Dates for
the clinics available to both boys and girls, who are currently playing AAA and
AA, are as follows:

March 25
- Squirt

•Squirt
Minor (2004) 5-6:15 p.m.

•Squirt
Major (2003) 6:30-7:45 p.m.

April 2 -
Pee Wee

•Pee Wee
Minor (2002) 5-6:15 p.m.

•Pee Wee
Major (2001) 6:30-7:45 p.m.

April 10
- Mite

•Mite
(2005 and 2006) 5-6:15 p.m.

April 10
- Goaltenders

•Squirt
and Pee Wee(2001-04) 6:30-7:45 p.m.

•Bantam
and Midget (1995-2000) 8-9:15 p.m.

In
addition, the dates for Bantam boys and Midget AAA boys, as well the clinic for
girls only, follow:

April 11
- Bantam

•Bantam
Minor (2000) 5-6:15 p.m.

•Bantam
Major (1999) 6:30-7:45 p.m.

April 12
- Tier I and Tier II Girls

•12U -
16U (1997-2002) 1-2:15 p.m.

April 12
- Midget AAA

•16U - 18U
(1995-98) 2:30-3:45 p.m.

Clinics
will be open to all who are playing at the AAA or AA level during the current
2013-14 season. All participants will receive 75 minutes of on-ice instruction
from the academy coaching staff, teachers, including Adams, Marty Biron and Adam
Mair, and others. The cost per session is $50, and each player will receive a
HARBORCENTER Academy of Hockey jersey. Free parking will be available in the
First Niagara Center ramp.

Biron, goaltending
director at the academy noted, "This will be the first chance for me to work
with my fellow net-minders and begin to share my perspectives on how to further
grow and develop their skills. I'm very pleased we are able to run two
dedicated sessions to reach a wider audience of players at the position."

Adams
added. "While we look forward to accommodating all who are interested in what
the academy will offer starting later this year, these clinics, and hopefully a
more extensive camp this summer, give us an opportunity to make evident the
focus, commitment and expertise that we will be making available to raise the
level of play and accelerate the development of hockey talent in the region. While
this is just a small taste of what we will be offering, the staff and I are
very eager to get started!"

Interested
players should register online at www.HARBORCENTER.com. Each
session has a limited number of spots available.